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Andrey Tsapkalenko

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Andrey Tsapkalenko, born 1961, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); “The case about insulting feelings of religious believers in Khabarovsk”. Status: at large.

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Khabarovsk Krai · Khabarovsk · Anti-war cases, Cases related to mass actions

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While on the square he made public statements, in which he clearly disrespected society and insulted the feelings of believers. The criminal case was initiated on 06.06.2022. On 06.03.2022 this video was posted on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQGOUN6pDH4.

Latest event

December 1, 2022 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

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    The case about insulting feelings of religious believers in Khabarovsk

Criminal case

The case about insulting feelings of religious believers in Khabarovsk

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Thematic group: Anti-war case

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Resident of Khabarovsk. On 6 June 2022, a case was brought against him for insulting the religious feelings of believers because of his statements at an anti-war rally: in particular, he called the patriarch the Antichrist. Tsapkalenko was obliged to appear. On 28 December 2022, the case was dismissed for lack of corpus delicti.

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